After consulting with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General's office and holding a conference call with local election officials Governor Sununu says differences remain over who has the power to decide when an election can be postponed.

Since some towns have already moved to reschedule election day, Sununu says the best course is to let towns decide.

“There is some differing opinions at the state level that that is a valid process for them to take given that there are differing opinions, the best we can do is to strongly recommend that all towns stay open for voting tomorrow. We think that's a very important part of the process. But given those differing opinions I don’t think we are in a position to mandate that towns stay open.”

The Governor blamed part of the confusion on a lack of clarity in state statute, which he says lawmakers should fix. The New Hampshire Municipal Association, which represents cities and towns, says it believes state law gives local officials clear power to postpone elections due to the weather.

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A big storm on its way to New Hampshire has caused some confusion about the scheduling of town elections. Local elections for most towns were scheduled Tuesday, the same day the storm is expected.

Some towns rescheduled their elections. But Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan told WMUR-TV that state laws say the elections have to take place quote - "regardless of the weather."

And those farmers who open roadside farmstands reap the benefits of the local food movement. But this traditional venture has become a point of contention—and an item on the Town Meeting ballot—for the town of Canterbury.

Secretary of State Bill Gardner says he would not support legislation if he believed it would hurt voter turnout. And as he sees it, a new bill that would impose new requirements on voters who register within 30 days of an election does not run the risk of doing that.

Republican lawmakers have proposed dozens of individual bills to tighten up New Hampshire election laws this year, but one new proposal coming forward this week would on its own enact a number of changes in what’s required for voters to register and how officials are expected to verify those credentials.